All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 6 years agoWRU dish out ‘confetti’ caps to their reserve team
THERE was a time when the Welsh Rugby Union went to elaborate lengths to avoid awarding caps, almost as if it...
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/ 6 years agoPichot’s right to question his own world rankings!
RUGBY MATTERS Rout: Italy’s Luca Morisi and Michele Campagnaro celebrate a try against Russia BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the...
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/ 6 years agoFarming stock keep Wharfedale solvent
Threshfield legend:John Spencer PICTURE: John Ashton @ickledot MY CLUB WHARFEDALE JON NEWCOMBE SPEAKS WITH A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT...
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/ 6 years agoFranks cut by All Blacks
NEW Zealand have left Northampton-bound prop Owen Franks out of their 31-man World Cup squad. Franks, 31, has won 108 caps...
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/ 6 years agoWhy Teo’s Toulon bunk will bug Irish
BEN Te’o has had a varied career, never staying too long in one place as can be gauged from his various...
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/ 6 years agoCarnival time calling as the Baa-Baas go to Brazil
The Barbarians famously enjoy a spot of relaxed team bonding before their big games and that approach could reach a new...
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/ 6 years agoFord and Farrell look right call for England
JEFF PROBYN With the warm up games almost done and dusted and the team’s focus set on Japan, what did we...
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/ 6 years agoAt last, the Tier Two clubs come out fighting
THERE was a three-pronged attack this week which culminated in a significant victory for the English Championship clubs, and a bloody...
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/ 6 years agoVictory in Russia ‘shows quality of Championship’
By JON NEWCOMBE JERSEY head coach Harvey Biljon has made a renewed call for fresh investment in the Championship after his...
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/ 6 years agoHardy dares to take on SAS hero Paddy
TOM Hardy might or might not be the next James Bond when Daniel Craig steps down but the Mad Max and...
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/ 6 years agoNo joke, I’m deadly serious about this – Haskell
FORMER England flanker James Haskell insists his switch to become a heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter is no PR stunt. Haskell,...
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/ 6 years agoMercenary Te’o puts cash before country
Mercenary Te’o puts cash before country PICTURE: Getty Images BEN TE’O’S decision to turn his back on England during the World...
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/ 6 years agoChiefs enter the race
By NEIL FISSLER EXETER CHIEFS are set to announce that they are forming a professional women’s team to play in the...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoLong-distance Joe gets close and personal for this season
By ADAM ELLIS Buzzing after promotion: Joe Rees BOURNEMOUTH kick off the season as the new boys in National Two South...
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/ 6 years agoCole wants to be king at his third attempt
By ADAM HATHAWAY Paid price: Stuart Lancaster Last chance: Dan Cole has had two World Cup failures PICTURE: Getty Images VETERAN...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNewcastle is ideal venue for Italy Test
JEFF Probyn is a absolutely right that internationals played around the country can build enthusiasm for the game, but it doesn’t...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoPRE-SEASON FIXTURES
Premiership pedigree: Rosslyn Park lock signing Sam Twomey SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7 Scarlets v Jersey Reds, 3pm Ulster v Glasgow Warriors, 1.30pm...
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/ 6 years agoLaunchbury: It’s not been easy to get in this squad
By NEALE HARVEY JOE Launchbury believes fierce competition within England’s vastly experienced, power-packed second row unit is boosting their World Cup...
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/ 6 years agoMallinder opts for director’s chair in Scotland
JIM Mallinder is to become Scottish Rugby’s new performance director. Mallinder will leave his role as performance pathway coach with the...
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/ 6 years agoDay the floodgates opened on the pro era
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On this very Sunday almost a quarter of a century ago, Rugby Union...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRelegated Esher show their mettle
Canterbury......17 Esher ................28 ESHER, replaced in National One by Canterbury for next season, got the measure of National Two South playoff...
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/ 6 years agoItaly must show steel to make RWC impact
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’s difficult to think of any nation that...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoCharacter shone through says happy Townsend
By GARY FITZGERALD GREGOR Townsend admitted it was a “far from perfect” performance but he was full of praise for his...
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/ 6 years agoToomaga-Allen takes the adventure trail to Wasps
By NEALE HARVEY KIWI tighthead Jeff Toomaga-Allen has revealed how he gave up his All Blacks’ dream to see the world...
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/ 6 years agoGatland needs to learn his history
SPEAKING your mind can be a hazardous business in any walk of life, all the more so in sport given its...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWilson try swings it for Blaydon
Blaydon ..........34 Wharfedale ....24 BLAYDON edged this try frenzy when Frazer Wilson crossed near the death to seal victory. Wing Ralph...
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/ 6 years agoSpare a thought for speedsters who will miss World Cup
THERE is no question that some bright new shiny stars on the wing will announce themselves in Japan next month so...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoKinghorn: We had to show our critics
BLAIR Kinghorn believes those who were quick to write off Scotland’s World Cup chances after their Nice nightmare may have second...
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/ 6 years agoOlympic Sevens comeback still possible for Davies
By ALEX BYWATER JAMES Davies says he wouldn’t rule out a Sevens return for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite pushing hard...
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/ 6 years agoEnd relegation for sake of the game says Hill
By NEALE HARVEY RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill insists promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship must end for the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGood win but plenty to improve says Lowes
Ealing T’finders ......73pts Tries: Joseph 11, 36, Lydon 19, Stegmann 23, 53, Sloan 30, Johnston 43, 68, West 48, Burns 60,...
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/ 6 years agoExtreme analysis paralysis will be too much
RUGBY World Cup have been boasting this week that the semi-finals and final of the forthcoming tournament will be covered by...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSorry, Bill but men and women are different!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE problem with some organisations is that they mistake the current trend for...
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/ 6 years agoFather figure Ackermann can bring best out of Kriel
By NEALE HARVEY BACK row ace Jaco Kriel insists his best is yet to come as Gloucester set about the task...
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/ 6 years agoHuge win puts England third in world rankings
ENGLAND’S 57-15 victory yesterday has seen them move up to third in the world rankings, leapfrogging both South Africa and Ireland....
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/ 6 years agoRacing await for Saracens
HOLDERS Saracens will begin their Champions Cup defence against French giants Racing 92 in Paris on November 17. The day before,...
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/ 6 years agoStresses and strains have never been higher in sport
RICHARD CRAMER SPORTS LAWYER We are now less than a month from the start of the Rugby Union World Cup. Every...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoAt least there’s no home bias in the World Cup
ONE of the best aspects of World Cups is that, the host nation apart, there is no home side. The reason...
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/ 6 years agoHaskell set for the Octagon
FORMER England international James Haskell has signed a deal to fight with mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA. The 34-year-old is...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoSkelton: Forget Oz, I’m with Sarries now
By NEALE HARVEY Focussed: Will Skelton wants to get Saracens off to a strong start PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Skelton has...
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/ 6 years agoPolice escort put us on glory road
MY LIFEIN RUGBY NIGEL POMPHREY THE FORMER BRISTOL AND ENGLAND XV LOCK ALL three of our Cup Finals appearances in the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRichmond were so badly treated
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk YORKSHIRE Carnegie bought their...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHartpury’s bid for five looks good
Clifton ................0 Hartpury BUCS..42 HARTPURYlaid the gauntlet down to their BUCS competition for the coming season with a 42-0 win over...
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/ 6 years agoAmpthill pair sign up
WINGKwaku Asiedu and full-back Karim Lynch have joined Ampthill. Wing Asiedu, 25, joins from Coventry who last season loaned him to...
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/ 6 years agoEquality is what we want, not neutrality
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN What’s in a name? Or, to be more relevant, what’s not in a name? World...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHaskell is having a laugh… I hope
NEWS this week that James Haskell was to try his hand in the world of MMA has surely got to be...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBradford outgunned by Otley
Otley ................40 Bradford & B ....7 DESPITE the scoreline, Bradford & Bingley had the hosts on the back foot at times...
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/ 6 years agoDyantyi fails test
SPRINGBOK wing Aphiwe Dyantyi has tested positive for a banned substance. The 2018 World Rugby breakthrough player of the year, denies...
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